Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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